I am using a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Vista Home Premium SP2. I
have a folder that contains corrupted files. I am not able to delete
the files or the folder. I ran chkdsk, and this would not complete
because of the corrupt files. I then ran chkdsk /f, and this did not
correct the problem. I tried Unlocker, and this was not able to delete
the files. I did a scan for viruses and spyware, and my laptop is
clean. My laptop works well with no other problems. My only concern is
that neither System Restore or chkdsk work. Whenever I try to run
System Restore, I get the message that it is unable to perform the task
because of corrupted files. Is there anything else I can try short of
doing a complete reinstall? I do not care to do a reinstall since I
have no other issues with my computer. Any suggestion would be
appreciated.


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aftermath

"aftermath" wrote in message
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I am using a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Vista Home Premium SP2. I
have a folder that contains corrupted files. I am not able to delete
the files or the folder. I ran chkdsk, and this would not complete
because of the corrupt files. I then ran chkdsk /f, and this did not
correct the problem. I tried Unlocker, and this was not able to delete
the files. I did a scan for viruses and spyware, and my laptop is
clean. My laptop works well with no other problems. My only concern is
that neither System Restore or chkdsk work. Whenever I try to run
System Restore, I get the message that it is unable to perform the task
because of corrupted files. Is there anything else I can try short of
doing a complete reinstall? I do not care to do a reinstall since I
have no other issues with my computer. Any suggestion would be
appreciated.



I ran up against this problem on an external HDD. Eventually, I copied all
of the non-corrupted files onto a different drive and formatted the the
drive with the corrupted files. Some times, you just gotta bite the bullet.

"aftermath" wrote in message
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I am using a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Vista Home Premium SP2. I
have a folder that contains corrupted files. I am not able to delete
the files or the folder. I ran chkdsk, and this would not complete
because of the corrupt files. I then ran chkdsk /f, and this did not
correct the problem. I tried Unlocker, and this was not able to delete
the files. I did a scan for viruses and spyware, and my laptop is
clean. My laptop works well with no other problems. My only concern is
that neither System Restore or chkdsk work. Whenever I try to run
System Restore, I get the message that it is unable to perform the task
because of corrupted files. Is there anything else I can try short of
doing a complete reinstall? I do not care to do a reinstall since I
have no other issues with my computer. Any suggestion would be
appreciated.



I ran up against this problem on an external HDD. Eventually, I copied all
of the non-corrupted files onto a different drive and formatted the the
drive with the corrupted files. Some times, you just gotta bite the bullet.

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:26:17 -0500, aftermath
wrote:


I am using a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Vista Home Premium SP2. I
have a folder that contains corrupted files. I am not able to delete
the files or the folder. I ran chkdsk, and this would not complete
because of the corrupt files. I then ran chkdsk /f, and this did not
correct the problem. I tried Unlocker, and this was not able to delete
the files. I did a scan for viruses and spyware, and my laptop is
clean. My laptop works well with no other problems. My only concern is
that neither System Restore or chkdsk work. Whenever I try to run
System Restore, I get the message that it is unable to perform the task
because of corrupted files. Is there anything else I can try short of
doing a complete reinstall? I do not care to do a reinstall since I
have no other issues with my computer. Any suggestion would be
appreciated.

Open a command prompt window, change directories to that folder and
type this command:

del /p *

Answer "Y" for each file that you want to delete.

Or, if you want to delete all of the files, use:

del *
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:26:17 -0500, aftermath
wrote:


I am using a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Vista Home Premium SP2. I
have a folder that contains corrupted files. I am not able to delete
the files or the folder. I ran chkdsk, and this would not complete
because of the corrupt files. I then ran chkdsk /f, and this did not
correct the problem. I tried Unlocker, and this was not able to delete
the files. I did a scan for viruses and spyware, and my laptop is
clean. My laptop works well with no other problems. My only concern is
that neither System Restore or chkdsk work. Whenever I try to run
System Restore, I get the message that it is unable to perform the task
because of corrupted files. Is there anything else I can try short of
doing a complete reinstall? I do not care to do a reinstall since I
have no other issues with my computer. Any suggestion would be
appreciated.

Open a command prompt window, change directories to that folder and
type this command:

del /p *

Answer "Y" for each file that you want to delete.

Or, if you want to delete all of the files, use:

del *
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

"Steve Winograd [MS-MVP]" wrote in message
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On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:26:17 -0500, aftermath
wrote:


I am using a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Vista Home Premium SP2. I
have a folder that contains corrupted files. I am not able to delete
the files or the folder. I ran chkdsk, and this would not complete
because of the corrupt files. I then ran chkdsk /f, and this did not
correct the problem. I tried Unlocker, and this was not able to delete
the files. I did a scan for viruses and spyware, and my laptop is
clean. My laptop works well with no other problems. My only concern is
that neither System Restore or chkdsk work. Whenever I try to run
System Restore, I get the message that it is unable to perform the task
because of corrupted files. Is there anything else I can try short of
doing a complete reinstall? I do not care to do a reinstall since I
have no other issues with my computer. Any suggestion would be
appreciated.

Open a command prompt window, change directories to that folder and
type this command:

del /p *

Answer "Y" for each file that you want to delete.

Or, if you want to delete all of the files, use:

del *


You should have given the OP the commands to change directories. Most
non-DOS users don't have a clue.

"Steve Winograd [MS-MVP]" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:26:17 -0500, aftermath
wrote:


I am using a Lenovo 3000 N100 laptop with Vista Home Premium SP2. I
have a folder that contains corrupted files. I am not able to delete
the files or the folder. I ran chkdsk, and this would not complete
because of the corrupt files. I then ran chkdsk /f, and this did not
correct the problem. I tried Unlocker, and this was not able to delete
the files. I did a scan for viruses and spyware, and my laptop is
clean. My laptop works well with no other problems. My only concern is
that neither System Restore or chkdsk work. Whenever I try to run
System Restore, I get the message that it is unable to perform the task
because of corrupted files. Is there anything else I can try short of
doing a complete reinstall? I do not care to do a reinstall since I
have no other issues with my computer. Any suggestion would be
appreciated.

Open a command prompt window, change directories to that folder and
type this command:

del /p *

Answer "Y" for each file that you want to delete.

Or, if you want to delete all of the files, use:

del *


You should have given the OP the commands to change directories. Most
non-DOS users don't have a clue.

there's a better one than that in cmd prompt
try this: find the filename that you want deleted, then run command
prompt as administrator and then type this: {next line indicates an
enter}
cd\
RD /Q {filelocation}

should go after that
if you cannot understand type in help RD


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alexdagr8est

There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary
and those that don't.

there's a better one than that in cmd prompt
try this: find the filename that you want deleted, then run command
prompt as administrator and then type this: {next line indicates an
enter}
cd\
RD /Q {filelocation}

should go after that
if you cannot understand type in help RD


--
alexdagr8est

There are 10 types of people in this world, those who understand binary
and those that don't.

On Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:09:06 -0400, "Sinner"
wrote:

[snip]
Open a command prompt window, change directories to that folder and
type this command:

del /p *

Answer "Y" for each file that you want to delete.

Or, if you want to delete all of the files, use:

del *


You should have given the OP the commands to change directories. Most
non-DOS users don't have a clue.

If the OP asks for help with that, I'll be happy to give it.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com